Former Indian team wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement this year. But now he will be a part of the SA T20 to be held in South Africa. He will be seen playing for Rajasthan Royals' franchise team Paarl Royals. Along with the game, Karthik has also made his mark as a commentator. Amidst all this, Dinesh Karthik has told about one such experience of his which has shaken everyone. He has talked about the incident of the year 2013.

When Karthik spent his nights in fear

Dinesh Karthik has recently revealed that when he toured South Africa with the team in 2013, he had to face a scary night.

Karthik revealed that he felt some movement in his room during the night, but he does not know what exactly he saw that night. Let us tell you, a triangular series was played in South Africa in the year 2013. Where India won the series by defeating Australia in the final.

First Indian to be part of SA T20 League

Now Karthik is ready to play in South Africa once again. The Royals have selected Karthik as one of the foreign players for the third season of SA20. With this, he will become the first Indian to play in this league. On participating in this league, Karthik said, I have a lot of memories of playing in South Africa and going there and when this opportunity came I could not refuse because how special it would be to return to competitive cricket and win this incredible competition with the Royals.

I am very happy to join the Paarl Royals team, which has a lot of experience, quality and potential. I am definitely looking forward to joining this group and contributing to an exciting season.

How was the performance in international cricket?

Dinesh Karthik played a total of 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 Internationals in his international career.

Apart from this, he played 167 first class matches, 260 List A and 401 T20 matches. Karthik scored 1025 runs in Tests. 1752 runs came from his bat in ODIs. At the same time, he scored 686 runs in T20. This player scored 28 centuries in his first class career and 12 centuries in List A. He could score only one century in international cricket. He was also a part of the 2007 T20 World Cup team and also won the Champions Trophy in 2013.

Apart from this, he played 167 first class matches, 260 List A and 401 T20 matches. Karthik scored 1025 runs in Tests. 1752 runs came from his bat in ODIs. At the same time, he scored 686 runs in T20. This player scored 28 centuries in his first class career and 12 centuries in List A. He could score only one century in international cricket. He was also a part of the 2007 T20 World Cup team and also won the Champions Trophy in 2013.